| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Leslie Nelson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Crist (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Danny Ardoin (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Willie Dube (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Merle Stokes (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Geoffrey Barros (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Garvin (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Winders (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Wharton (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Donald Jones (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Danny Ardoin inbounds the ball | 26-34 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:37 | Southern Illinois | John Crist misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 26-34 |
| 19:36 | Northern Iowa | Donald Jones grabs the board | 26-34 |
| 19:31 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Barros drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from James Winders | 26-37 |
| 19:08 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Donald Jones - foul #3 on Donald Jones, team foul #1 | 26-37 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Tull (C) Donald Jones | |
| 19:08 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes makes the 1st free throw | 27-37 |
| 19:08 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes makes the 2nd free throw | 28-37 |
| 18:55 | Northern Iowa | James Winders comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 28-37 |
| 18:54 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes grabs the defensive rebound | 28-37 |
| 18:36 | Southern Illinois | James Tull is called for the reach on John Crist - foul #2 on James Tull, team foul #2 | 28-37 |
| 18:28 | Southern Illinois | John Crist misses the 3 from the left wing | 28-37 |
| 18:26 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes tips it but misses | 28-37 |
| 18:25 | Northern Iowa | James Winders pulls down the rebound | 28-37 |
| 17:58 | Northern Iowa | James Wharton clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 28-37 |
| 17:56 | Northern Iowa | James Tull can't tip it in | 28-37 |
| 17:55 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Danny Ardoin | 28-37 |
| 17:50 | Southern Illinois | Danny Ardoin double dribbles | 28-37 |
| 17:39 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Barros hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 28-37 |
| 17:37 | Southern Illinois | Willie Dube snags the defensive board | 28-37 |
| 17:13 | Southern Illinois | Willie Dube comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 28-37 |
| 17:12 | Northern Iowa | James Tull grabs the defensive rebound | 28-37 |
| 17:07 | Northern Iowa | James Winders hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 28-37 |
| 17:05 | Northern Iowa | James Tull can't tip it in | 28-37 |
| 17:03 | Southern Illinois | Danny Ardoin grabs the board | 28-37 |
| 16:46 | Southern Illinois | Willie Dube hits a 3 from the left corner | 31-37 |
| 16:26 | Northern Iowa | James Winders's fadeaway is rejected by Willie Dube | 31-37 |
| 16:24 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes snags the defensive board | 31-37 |
| 16:20 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson comes up short on the floater near the basket but the foul's on James Winders - foul #2 on James Winders, team foul #3 | 31-37 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles (SG), Chad Fresquez (SF), Paul Strahan (PF), Zachary Camper (C) John Crist, Danny Ardoin, Willie Dube, Merle Stokes | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Yungbluth (PG), Drew Beatty (SG), Loren Look (PF) Geoffrey Barros, David Garvin, James Wharton | |
| 16:20 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 32-37 |
| 16:20 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 33-37 |
| 16:04 | Northern Iowa | James Winders misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-37 |
| 16:02 | Northern Iowa | Drew Beatty hits the follow up shot | 33-39 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Leslie Nelson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Russell Viles (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Chad Fresquez (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Paul Strahan (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Zachary Camper (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Kenneth Yungbluth (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Drew Beatty (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. SF - James Winders (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Loren Look (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Tull (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:57 | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles buries a shot from close range on a great pass from Leslie Nelson | 35-39 |
| 15:43 | Northern Iowa | 3 seconds is called on James Tull | 35-39 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | David Clark (SF) Leslie Nelson | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Claude Sanders (SG), Donald Jones (C) James Winders, James Tull | |
| 15:25 | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Zachary Camper | 37-39 |
| 15:06 | Northern Iowa | Claude Sanders is hacked by Chad Fresquez - foul #1 on Chad Fresquez, team foul #1 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Crist (SG) David Clark | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | David Garvin (SG), James Winders (SF), James Wharton (PF) Claude Sanders, Drew Beatty, Loren Look | |
| 14:54 | Northern Iowa | James Wharton is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on James Wharton, team foul #4 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Danny Ardoin (SF) Chad Fresquez | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Barros (PG) Kenneth Yungbluth | |
| 14:37 | Southern Illinois | Danny Ardoin's pass is intercepted by James Wharton | 37-39 |
| 14:19 | Northern Iowa | Russell Viles picks off the pass by David Garvin | 37-39 |
| 13:50 | Southern Illinois | Donald Jones is called for the reach on Danny Ardoin - foul #4 on Donald Jones, team foul #5 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson (PG), Willie Dube (PF), Merle Stokes (C) Russell Viles, Paul Strahan, Zachary Camper | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Tull (C) Donald Jones | |
| 13:27 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 39-39 |
| 13:07 | Northern Iowa | Willie Dube is called for the reach on James Winders - foul #2 on Willie Dube, team foul #2 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Chad Fresquez (SF) Danny Ardoin | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Yungbluth (PG), Drew Beatty (SG), Loren Look (PF) Geoffrey Barros, David Garvin, James Wharton | |
| 12:49 | Northern Iowa | James Winders lays it in and he's fouled by Merle Stokes - foul #3 on Merle Stokes, team foul #3 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles (SG) John Crist | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 12:49 | Northern Iowa | James Winders makes the free throw | 39-42 |
| 12:31 | Southern Illinois | James Tull swats the short shot by Willie Dube | 39-42 |
| 12:29 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes gets the offensive rebound | 39-42 |
| 12:12 | Southern Illinois | Drew Beatty picks off the pass by Merle Stokes | 39-42 |
| 12:10 | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Yungbluth loses the dribble to Leslie Nelson in the backcourt | 39-42 |
| 12:08 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson hits the finger roll | 41-42 |
| 11:59 | Northern Iowa | Russell Viles steps in front of the James Winders pass | 41-42 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Leslie Nelson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Russell Viles (fresh) 6 pts. 3 stl. SF - Chad Fresquez (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Willie Dube (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Merle Stokes (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Kenneth Yungbluth (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Drew Beatty (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. SF - James Winders (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Loren Look (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Tull (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:44 | Southern Illinois | Willie Dube knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 43-42 |
| 11:25 | Northern Iowa | James Tull banks in the layup on a nice dish by Drew Beatty | 43-44 |
| 11:03 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes lays it in on a great pass from Leslie Nelson | 45-44 |
| 10:44 | Northern Iowa | Merle Stokes swats the shot by James Tull | 45-44 |
| 10:42 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Merle Stokes | 45-44 |
| 10:21 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes makes the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Leslie Nelson | 47-44 |
| 10:05 | Northern Iowa | Loren Look hits a floater from the free throw line | 47-46 |
| 09:45 | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles's fadeaway is rejected by Loren Look | 47-46 |
| 09:43 | Northern Iowa | Loren Look pulls down the rebound | 47-46 |
| 09:28 | Northern Iowa | James Winders misses the easy layup | 47-46 |
| 09:26 | Southern Illinois | Willie Dube pulls down the rebound | 47-46 |
| 09:21 | Southern Illinois | Chad Fresquez lays it in on a nice dish by Russell Viles and the foul's on Kenneth Yungbluth - foul #2 on Kenneth Yungbluth, team foul #6 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Crist (SG), Danny Ardoin (SF), Paul Strahan (PF), Zachary Camper (C) Leslie Nelson, Russell Viles, Willie Dube, Merle Stokes | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Barros (PG), David Garvin (SG), Claude Sanders (SF), James Wharton (PF), Yong Huang (C) Kenneth Yungbluth, Drew Beatty, James Winders, Loren Look, James Tull | |
| 09:21 | Southern Illinois | Chad Fresquez makes the free throw | 50-46 |
| 08:52 | Northern Iowa | Claude Sanders misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-46 |
| 08:51 | Southern Illinois | Zachary Camper grabs the board | 50-46 |
| 08:36 | Southern Illinois | Danny Ardoin misses the lay-in | 50-46 |
| 08:34 | Southern Illinois | Danny Ardoin grabs the offensive rebound | 50-46 |
| 08:23 | Southern Illinois | Zachary Camper misses the jumper from the right wing | 50-46 |
| 08:22 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to James Wharton | 50-46 |
| 08:07 | Northern Iowa | James Wharton misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 50-46 |
| 08:06 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Danny Ardoin | 50-46 |
| 08:00 | Southern Illinois | Claude Sanders steals the ball from Paul Strahan | 50-46 |
| 07:57 | Northern Iowa | David Garvin lays it up and in on a nice dish by Claude Sanders | 50-48 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Chad Fresquez (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Crist (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Danny Ardoin (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Paul Strahan (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Zachary Camper (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Geoffrey Barros (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Garvin (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Claude Sanders (fresh) PF - James Wharton (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Yong Huang (fresh) | |
| 07:37 | Southern Illinois | Zachary Camper can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 50-48 |
| 07:36 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Yong Huang | 50-48 |
| 07:15 | Northern Iowa | Yong Huang misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-48 |
| 07:14 | Southern Illinois | Paul Strahan grabs the board | 50-48 |
| 07:00 | Southern Illinois | Chad Fresquez blows the layup | 50-48 |
| 06:58 | Northern Iowa | Yong Huang snags the defensive board | 50-48 |
| 06:36 | Northern Iowa | Zachary Camper denies the turnaround by Yong Huang | 50-48 |
| 06:34 | Northern Iowa | James Wharton snags the offensive board | 50-48 |
| 06:19 | Northern Iowa | James Wharton misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-48 |
| 06:17 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to James Wharton | 50-48 |
| 06:01 | Northern Iowa | James Wharton scores on a shot from close range set up by David Garvin and the foul's on Paul Strahan - foul #1 on Paul Strahan, team foul #4 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson (PG), Russell Viles (SG), David Clark (SF), Willie Dube (PF), Calvin Young (C) Chad Fresquez, John Crist, Danny Ardoin, Paul Strahan, Zachary Camper | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Yungbluth (PG), Drew Beatty (SG), James Winders (SF), Donald Jones (C) Geoffrey Barros, David Garvin, Claude Sanders, Yong Huang | |
| 06:01 | Northern Iowa | James Wharton makes the free throw | 50-51 |
| 05:34 | Southern Illinois | Willie Dube loses the ball out of bounds | 50-51 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes (C) Calvin Young | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Loren Look (PF) James Wharton | |
| 05:11 | Northern Iowa | Willie Dube swats the layup by Loren Look | 50-51 |
| 05:10 | Northern Iowa | James Winders grabs the offensive board | 50-51 |
| 04:59 | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Yungbluth buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-54 |
| 04:38 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-54 |
| 04:36 | Northern Iowa | James Winders grabs the defensive rebound | 50-54 |
| 04:22 | Northern Iowa | Drew Beatty scores on a shot from the left block on a great pass from Kenneth Yungbluth | 50-56 |
| 04:18 | Southern Illinois | Kenneth Yungbluth is called for the reach on Leslie Nelson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kenneth Yungbluth, team foul #7 | 50-56 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Crist (SG), Danny Ardoin (SF) Russell Viles, David Clark | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Barros (PG), David Garvin (SG) Kenneth Yungbluth, Loren Look | |
| 04:18 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 51-56 |
| 04:18 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 52-56 |
| 03:59 | Northern Iowa | James Winders clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-56 |
| 03:57 | Northern Iowa | Drew Beatty tips it in | 52-58 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Leslie Nelson (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Crist (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Danny Ardoin (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Willie Dube (fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. 3 blk. C - Merle Stokes (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Geoffrey Barros (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Garvin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Winders (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. PF - Drew Beatty (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. C - Donald Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:34 | Southern Illinois | Willie Dube drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-58 |
| 03:15 | Northern Iowa | James Winders is whistled for a carry | 55-58 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Paul Strahan (PF), Zachary Camper (C) Willie Dube, Merle Stokes | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Wharton (PF) Drew Beatty | |
| 02:54 | Southern Illinois | Zachary Camper is hacked by Donald Jones - foul #5 on Donald Jones, team foul #8 | 55-58 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles (PG) Leslie Nelson | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Tull (C) Donald Jones | |
| 02:54 | Southern Illinois | Zachary Camper makes the 1st free throw | 56-58 |
| 02:54 | Southern Illinois | Zachary Camper makes the 2nd free throw | 57-58 |
| 02:40 | Northern Iowa | James Winders can't connect on a jumper from the right block | 57-58 |
| 02:39 | Southern Illinois | Zachary Camper pulls down the rebound | 57-58 |
| 02:39 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-58 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson (PG), Willie Dube (PF), Merle Stokes (C) Russell Viles, Zachary Camper, Paul Strahan | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 02:28 | Southern Illinois | John Crist clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-58 |
| 02:26 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to James Winders | 57-58 |
| 02:01 | Northern Iowa | James Winders comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 57-58 |
| 01:59 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to James Tull | 57-58 |
| 01:47 | Northern Iowa | James Tull clanks a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by John Crist - foul #2 on John Crist, team foul #5 | 57-58 |
| 01:47 | Northern Iowa | James Tull makes the 1st free throw | 57-59 |
| 01:47 | Northern Iowa | James Tull makes the 2nd free throw | 57-60 |
| 01:27 | Southern Illinois | John Crist makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 60-60 |
| 01:11 | Northern Iowa | James Winders's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-60 |
| 00:48 | Southern Illinois | Willie Dube misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 60-60 |
| 00:46 | Northern Iowa | James Tull grabs the board | 60-60 |
| 00:25 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Barros misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 60-60 |
| 00:24 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson snags the defensive board | 60-60 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:05 | Southern Illinois | Danny Ardoin hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 60-60 |
| 00:04 | Southern Illinois | Danny Ardoin snags the offensive board | 60-60 |
| 00:00 | Southern Illinois | Danny Ardoin comes up short on the floater from the right side | 60-60 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Leslie Nelson (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Crist (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Danny Ardoin (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Willie Dube (fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. 3 blk. C - Merle Stokes (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Geoffrey Barros (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Garvin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Winders (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. PF - James Wharton (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - James Tull (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 05:00 | Northern Iowa | James Winders wins the tip | 60-60 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:41 | Northern Iowa | James Tull hits a floater from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Merle Stokes - foul #4 on Merle Stokes, team foul #6 | 60-62 |
| 04:41 | Northern Iowa | James Tull makes the free throw | 60-63 |
| 04:28 | Southern Illinois | Willie Dube misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 60-63 |
| 04:27 | Northern Iowa | James Tull snags the defensive board | 60-63 |
| 04:12 | Northern Iowa | James Tull throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-63 |
| 03:47 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 60-63 |
| 03:45 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes hits the follow up shot | 62-63 |
| 03:27 | Northern Iowa | James Wharton knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side | 62-65 |
| 03:08 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 62-65 |
| 03:06 | Southern Illinois | Willie Dube grabs the offensive rebound | 62-65 |
| 02:55 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes is hacked by James Tull - foul #3 on James Tull, team foul #9 | 62-65 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Paul Strahan (PF) Willie Dube | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 02:55 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes misses the 1st free throw | 62-65 |
| 02:55 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to James Tull | 62-65 |
| 02:38 | Northern Iowa | James Wharton misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 62-65 |
| 02:36 | Southern Illinois | Danny Ardoin grabs the board | 62-65 |
| 02:29 | Southern Illinois | John Crist misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 62-65 |
| 02:28 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes tips it in | 64-65 |
| 02:12 | Northern Iowa | David Garvin misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 64-65 |
| 02:11 | Northern Iowa | James Wharton hits the follow up shot | 64-67 |
| 01:56 | Southern Illinois | Paul Strahan misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 64-67 |
| 01:54 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Barros grabs the defensive rebound | 64-67 |
| 01:38 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Barros loses the ball out of bounds | 64-67 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Willie Dube (PF) Paul Strahan | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 01:21 | Southern Illinois | Willie Dube misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 64-67 |
| 01:20 | Southern Illinois | Willie Dube grabs the offensive rebound | 64-67 |
| 00:59 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from John Crist and the foul's on James Wharton - foul #3 on James Wharton, team foul #10 | 66-67 |
| 00:59 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson misses the free throw | 66-67 |
| 00:59 | Northern Iowa | James Tull grabs the defensive rebound | 66-67 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Leslie Nelson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Crist (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Danny Ardoin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. PF - Willie Dube (fresh) 10 pts. 12 reb. 3 blk. C - Merle Stokes (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Geoffrey Barros (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Garvin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Winders (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. PF - James Wharton (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - James Tull (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:32 | Northern Iowa | David Garvin loses the ball out of bounds | 66-67 |
| 00:19 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson hits a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Danny Ardoin | 68-67 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:13 | Northern Iowa | David Garvin misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 68-67 |
| 00:11 | Northern Iowa | James Winders grabs the offensive board | 68-67 |
| 00:09 | Northern Iowa | The pull-up jumper by James Tull is blocked by Willie Dube | 68-67 |
| 00:07 | Southern Illinois | Willie Dube gets the rebound | 68-67 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:06 | Southern Illinois | Willie Dube is fouled in the backcourt by David Garvin - foul #1 on David Garvin, team foul #11 | 68-67 |
| 00:06 | Southern Illinois | Willie Dube makes the 1st free throw | 69-67 |
| 00:06 | Southern Illinois | Willie Dube makes the 2nd free throw | 70-67 |
| 00:06 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 5 full remaining) | 70-67 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | David Garvin is called for traveling | 70-67 |